EP0764010A4 - One-piece cervical collar - Google Patents

One-piece cervical collar

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EP0764010A4
EP0764010A4 EP95923768A EP95923768A EP0764010A4 EP 0764010 A4 EP0764010 A4 EP 0764010A4 EP 95923768 A EP95923768 A EP 95923768A EP 95923768 A EP95923768 A EP 95923768A EP 0764010 A4 EP0764010 A4 EP 0764010A4
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cervical collar
piece cervical
piece
collar
cervical
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French (fr)
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Salvatore Calabrese
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F5/00—Orthopaedic methods or devices for non-surgical treatment of bones or joints; Nursing devices; Anti-rape devices
    • A61F5/01—Orthopaedic devices, e.g. splints, casts or braces
    • A61F5/04—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints
    • A61F5/05—Devices for stretching or reducing fractured limbs; Devices for distractions; Splints for immobilising
    • A61F5/055—Cervical collars
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S128/00—Surgery
    • Y10S128/23—Cervical collars
EP95923768A 1994-06-08 1995-06-07 One-piece cervical collar Expired - Lifetime EP0764010B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US255360 1994-06-08
US08/255,360 US5622529A (en) 1994-06-08 1994-06-08 Flat cervical collar having a unitary chin support
PCT/US1995/007297 WO1995033427A1 (en) 1994-06-08 1995-06-07 One-piece cervical collar

Publications (3)

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EP0764010A1 EP0764010A1 (en) 1997-03-26
EP0764010A4 true EP0764010A4 (en) 1999-12-01
EP0764010B1 EP0764010B1 (en) 2003-08-13

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EP95923768A Expired - Lifetime EP0764010B1 (en) 1994-06-08 1995-06-07 One-piece cervical collar

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US (2) US5622529A (en)
EP (1) EP0764010B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2820995A (en)
DE (1) DE69531493D1 (en)
WO (1) WO1995033427A1 (en)

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US6071255A (en) 2000-06-06
AU2820995A (en) 1996-01-04
WO1995033427A1 (en) 1995-12-14

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